Thematic Bible
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man all sorts of mistresses.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man all sorts of mistresses.
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Emptiness » Emptiness or vanity of the worldly life (ps 3911; 629)
Therefore, I tell you and insist on in the Lord not to live any longer like the gentiles live, thinking worthless thoughts.
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I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.
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You rebuke by chastening a man with the consequence of iniquities; you destroy what is attractive to him, as one would treat a moth. Indeed, every person is a puff of wind. Interlude
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"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless."
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There was no end to all of his subjects or to all of the people who had come before them. But those who come along afterward will not be happy with him. This is also pointless and a chasing after wind.
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Banish sorrow from your heart, and evil from your body, since both childhood and the prime of life are pointless.
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Epicureans » Worldly pleasure sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall,
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If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus from merely human motives, what do I get out of it? If the dead are not raised, "Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
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Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, "What is this blabbermouth trying to say?" while others said, "He seems to be preaching about foreign gods." This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
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The only worthwhile thing for a human being is to eat, drink, and enjoy life's goodness that he finds in what he accomplishes. This, I observed, is also from the hand of God himself,
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Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person's work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which God gives him, for this is his allotment.
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So then I recommended enjoyment of life, because it is better on earth for a man to eat, drink, and be happy, since this will stay with him throughout his struggle all the days of his life, which God grants him on earth.
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Go ahead and enjoy your meals as you eat. Drink your wine with a joyful attitude, because God already has approved your actions.
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But look! There is joy and festivity, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, you say, because we die tomorrow."
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Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless. "Senseless," said I concerning laughter and pleasure, "How practical is this?" I decided to indulge in wine, while still remaining committed to wisdom. I also tried to indulge in foolishness, just enough to determine whether it was good for human beings under heaven given the short time of their lives. read more.
With respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees. I built for myself water reservoirs to irrigate forests that produce trees. I acquired male and female slaves, and had other slaves born in my house. I also acquired for myself increasing numbers of herds and flocks more than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man all sorts of mistresses. So I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise. Whenever I wanted something I had seen, I never refused that desire. Instead, I enjoyed everything I did, and this became the reward in what I had undertaken.
With respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees. I built for myself water reservoirs to irrigate forests that produce trees. I acquired male and female slaves, and had other slaves born in my house. I also acquired for myself increasing numbers of herds and flocks more than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man all sorts of mistresses. So I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise. Whenever I wanted something I had seen, I never refused that desire. Instead, I enjoyed everything I did, and this became the reward in what I had undertaken.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool even this is pointless.
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Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool even this is pointless.
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Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall,
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If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus from merely human motives, what do I get out of it? If the dead are not raised, "Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
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Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, "What is this blabbermouth trying to say?" while others said, "He seems to be preaching about foreign gods." This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
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The only worthwhile thing for a human being is to eat, drink, and enjoy life's goodness that he finds in what he accomplishes. This, I observed, is also from the hand of God himself,
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Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person's work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which God gives him, for this is his allotment.
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So then I recommended enjoyment of life, because it is better on earth for a man to eat, drink, and be happy, since this will stay with him throughout his struggle all the days of his life, which God grants him on earth.
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Go ahead and enjoy your meals as you eat. Drink your wine with a joyful attitude, because God already has approved your actions.
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But look! There is joy and festivity, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, you say, because we die tomorrow."
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Vanity » Worldly pleasure is
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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Vanity » Worldly pleasure
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.
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lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall,
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If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus from merely human motives, what do I get out of it? If the dead are not raised, "Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
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Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, "What is this blabbermouth trying to say?" while others said, "He seems to be preaching about foreign gods." This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
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The only worthwhile thing for a human being is to eat, drink, and enjoy life's goodness that he finds in what he accomplishes. This, I observed, is also from the hand of God himself,
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Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person's work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which God gives him, for this is his allotment.
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So then I recommended enjoyment of life, because it is better on earth for a man to eat, drink, and be happy, since this will stay with him throughout his struggle all the days of his life, which God grants him on earth.
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Go ahead and enjoy your meals as you eat. Drink your wine with a joyful attitude, because God already has approved your actions.
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But look! There is joy and festivity, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, you say, because we die tomorrow."
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